That's Showbuzz! Highlights of U.S. celeb magazines

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Here is a round-up of this week's U.S. celebrity magazines In Touch, Life and Style, People, US Weekly and OK! Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

TOP STORY - AMERICAN IDOL GETS NEW JUDGE

Grammy-nominated songwriter Kara DioGuardi had been selected as a judge for the hit television show. "I'm going to be a straight shooter and say it like I see it," she says. Asked who her favorite Idol has been so far, DioGuardi says: "I loved Kelly (Clarkson) ... She has an incredible voice." DioGuardi, 37, will join the show as its fourth judge when it returns in January for an eighth season - US WEEKLY

- DioGuardi co-wrote a song called "Spinning Around" with fellow Idol judge Paula Abdul. "I've always had a great relationship with Paula," DioGuardi says - LIFE & STYLE

OTHER TOP STORIES

- Singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow says she feels "peaceful" on her 154-acre farm near Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her adopted 16-month-old son Wyatt, 16 horses and 2 dogs. Her sister and parents live nearby. A single mom, Crow says having her family close "is a blessing and great source of encouragement" She recently started giving away downloads of her album "Detours" to people who register friends to vote. It's part of the Rock The Vote registration drive - PEOPLE

- Actress Julia Roberts took her three-year-old twins Hazel and Phinneaus and one-year-old Henry on a Hawaiian trip late this month. "I'm having so much fun with them," she said - IN

TOUCH

- Leonardo DiCaprio, Lucas Haas, Tobey Maguire, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher sailed on the same yacht along the cost of Hawaii's Big Island. An insider said a group of the "close friends" go to Hawaii once a year - IN TOUCH.